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Conner missed on two great scoring opportunities in the Lightning's 4-2 win in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. He shot wide from the slot on a three-on-one in the second period, and he flubbed a penalty shot seven minutes later.

Conner, a third-line forward, is not known as a scorer, but he had the right idea on his odd-man rush chance, which came with the score tied 1-1. Conner sent a wrist shot toward the left post, appearing to try to catch goalie Dwayne Roloson shifting in the other direction, but the puck slid wide.

Lightning D Victor Hedman, the lone defenseman back, said he got a stick on the shot. "That was a big play," Hedman said. "I just tried to block the shot quick. Roli would have saved it, but it was good to see it go by. It was very close."

Then, with the Penguins down 2-1, Conner was awarded a penalty shot after getting tripped on a breakaway by D Pavel Kubina.

But as Conner skated in on Roloson, he tried to move the puck to his forehand and lost control of it. Because he couldn't start over, Conner retrieved the puck in the left circle and slapped a desperation shot, which was saved by Roloson. Conner was unavailable for comment after the game.

"I've seen stranger things happen than that thing, and it still ends up in the net," Roloson said. "So you've got to stay focused on your job."

SAME PAGE: Coach Guy Boucher called C Sean Bergenheim a warrior and said he has come up in big games all season.

Monday, for the second time this series, Bergenheim scored a key goal, one that put the Lightning ahead 2-1 in the second period. He also had the tying goal late in Game 4 to get the Lightning into overtime, where it lost 3-2.

On the play Monday, Bergenheim scored after taking an impressive no-look pass from C Dominic Moore, who had curled almost around to the other side of the net. Both said chemistry had a lot to do with executing the play.

"I think we've played enough together all season long that we kind of read off each other," Moore said.